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Star Tribune newsroom told to cut $1.9 million

Some of city's best reporters could say Sianara to the Strib
Emily Kaiser

The Star Tribune management is asking the newspaper's newsroom to cut $1.9 million from their budget by mid-January, according to MinnPost.

Orgy hotel owners come to town to ... fold the Strib?

Hilton's parent company instead focuses on Strib newsroom
Kevin Hoffman

Are visiting Blackstone reps here to restructure downtown Hilton's upper management after all this orgy business? Nope.

Spam: It's not just for inboxes anymore

Just in time for the recession, let's take a look at all the wondrous ways to eat Spam
Rachel Hutton

This mystery meat comes from Minnesota. Aren't you proud?

Proposition 8.5: Unholy celebrity marriages

8.5 couplings that leave question thought bubbles above all our heads
Bryan Miller

Riddle us this, gay marriage haters: If marriage is so sacred, why did no one intervene in these unholy hetero unions?

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Denny Hecker in fair condition after collision with irony by Matt Snyders

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A minor power outage occurred in Plymouth last night after the Twin Cities' most ubiquitous car dealer crashed his vehicle into a utility pole. Don't worry, he's okay.

[Dec 04, 04:45 PM | Comments (0)]

Franken calls for forensic search of church to find missing ballots by Emily Kaiser

Ivoted.jpeg His campaign is calling for a "forensic search" and investigation of the church that was used as a polling place on Election Day where they say 133 ballots went missing.

[Dec 04, 04:22 PM | Comments (0)]

KSTP layoffs add to Twin Cities media misery by Emily Kaiser

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KSTP cut up to 18 people today in the latest bad news for Twin Cities media.

[Dec 04, 04:00 PM | Comments (0)]

Strib's days numbered? by Matt Snyders

NewsReleases1.jpg 'Several U.S. cities' may be without a newspaper by 2010, according to a high-profile credit ratings firm.

[Dec 04, 03:30 PM | Comments (0)]

Craigslist babysitter-turned- child-pornographer pleads guilty by Emily Kaiser

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A Little Canada man pleaded guilty Wednesday to answering an ad for a babysitter in St. Paul and then used the kid to produce a child pornography video.

[Dec 04, 02:50 PM | Comments (0)]

Gimme Noise

Bruce Campbell chats up Minneapolis by Jessica Armbruster

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Bruce Campbell is slated to chat before screenings of My Name is Bruce this weekend at the Lagoon Theater in Uptown.

[Dec 04, 04:03 PM | Comments (0)]

Breaking down "Stress" by David Hansen

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Gimme Noise breaks out the microscope to give the provocative Justice video a close look.

[Dec 04, 03:17 PM | Comments (0)]

Flyer of the Week: Claw Like Things by Andrea Swensson

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This week's flyer is for the Claw Like Things EP release show this Friday at the 400 Bar.

[Dec 04, 02:13 PM | Comments (0)]

Twin Cities Eater

Does Cargill have too much control? by Rachel Hutton

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Just like big oil, there's big food: The Strib reports on how much control the Minnesota company exerts on world food prices.

[Dec 04, 02:00 PM | Comments (1)]

Babalu closes after 5 years by Bridgette Reinsmoen

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Minneapolis's Warehouse District loses its Latin Carribbean restaurant/bar/dance club.

[Dec 04, 01:42 PM | Comments (0)]

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